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Festival of Sails 2026

RYA Volvo Dinghy Show 2011 lets you rub shoulders with sailing heroes

by RYA on 29 Jan 2011
Volvo Dinghy Show RYA http://www.rya.org.uk
RYA Volvo Dinghy Show 2011 kicks off a new season just around the corner. Your sailing heroes will be out in force with Ben Ainslie, Nick Dempsey and many others helping out around the show and answering your questions. With the largest collection of dinghies in the world under one roof, lots of fantastic activities and displays, this is one show which is not to be missed.

What's Going On?

There are lots of great things going on at this year's show. Here is just a small taster of what to expect.


- Team Invictus - Spectacular C-Class Wing Sail Catamaran
- Cherub Hall of Fame - Celebrate their 60th birthday with a display of boats through the decades
- Holt Blowboat Challenge - Build and race your own boat built out of basic materials
- Treasure Hunt - Can you find all the treasure hidden throughout the show?
- Volvo Main Stage - With talks from Ben Ainslie and Nick Dempsey, to sailing around Britain in a Wayfarer
- Coaching Area - Come and improve your core stability or learn how to nail wire to wire tacking
- The Workshop - Building and repair techniques you can do at home

Tickets
Adults: £13.00 on door
£11.00 in advance
£9.00 RYA Member in advance*
£8.00 RYA Gold Member in advance*

www.dinghyshow.org.uk
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